All Videos Tagged TED (Think Atheist) - Think Atheist2016-12-10T03:22:18Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=TED&rss=yes&xn_auth=noKathryn Schulz: On being wrongtag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-04-26:1982180:Video:6366242011-04-26T18:25:04.591ZMatthttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Matt936
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</a> <br></br>Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we're wrong about that? "Wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our…
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</a><br />Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we're wrong about that? "Wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility. David Christian: Big historytag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-04-12:1982180:Video:6159592011-04-12T03:48:28.520ZGaytorhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Gaytor
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</a><br />Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riv...
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</a><br />Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riv... Sebastian Seung: I am my connectometag:www.thinkatheist.com,2010-10-02:1982180:Video:3771142010-10-02T22:32:08.041ZMonica McGee (Monicks)http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Monicks
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</a> <br></br>Sebastian Seung is mapping a massively ambitious new model of the brain that focuses on the connections between each neuron. He calls it our "connectome," and it's as individual as our genome -- and understanding it could open a new way to understand our brains and our…
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</a><br />Sebastian Seung is mapping a massively ambitious new model of the brain that focuses on the connections between each neuron. He calls it our "connectome," and it's as individual as our genome -- and understanding it could open a new way to understand our brains and our minds. Oliver Sacks: What hallucination reveals about our mindstag:www.thinkatheist.com,2010-09-02:1982180:Video:3480642010-09-02T04:36:53.021ZMonica McGee (Monicks)http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Monicks
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</a> <br></br>Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnet syndrome -- when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology of this under-reported…
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</a><br />Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnet syndrome -- when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology of this under-reported phenomenon. Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deceptiontag:www.thinkatheist.com,2010-07-01:1982180:Video:3059372010-07-01T02:05:29.024ZMonica McGee (Monicks)http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Monicks
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</a> <br></br>Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into…
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</a><br />Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble.